Talk:Nationality Rooms

Nationality Room Data
Here's a photo I took in the Nationality rooms. It didn't turn out well, and probably is only useful for the data it contains: Image:Cathedral Plaque.jpg Hope it can be helpful for the article here--TheZachMorrisExperience (talk) 05:49, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Yugoslav room
I have some questions about the carpet with the swastika design. I assume it is the Pirot rug donated by the Yugoslavian government for the room's dedication (see ), but I'm not sure it is in the room any more. The same with the seat cushions. These may have been removed to preserve them from deterioration due to use. See the photo of the room where the guest/professor's chairs do not seem to have cushions, whereas they do in earlier publicity photos. Can anyone confirm this? CrazyPaco (talk) 04:48, 23 April 2009 (UTC)


 * For that room the present have no bearing. It is the room stuck in history. If we are not to mention the rug and the chair cushions which are part of the overall design of the room, this would be making a cardinal mistake, which would lead to obvious mentioning of other developments that the present and the future will bring. We might add a disclaimer that the items were present for the dedication, the 1947 book still depict in color the rug, which is placed on the floor, below the professors "catedra". Why making an issue over the present, when you insist that the room has nothing, even with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia despite the fact that Yugoslav diaspora existed in the time Josip Broz Tito visited U.S.A. and met with Mr. President Kennedy. The Government of SFRY maintained cordial relations with U.S.A. and the Yugoslav diaspora in that country. -- Imbris (talk) 19:36, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, the present status of the rooms actually have the most important bearing on the article. All the other room descriptions in the article are based on the current contents, condition and function (see Manual of Style), which fits with the intent of Wikipedia to provide the most up-to-date and accurate information possible. This does not mean that changes to the room or original design should be excluded, but such things should be noted as such to avoid confusion. A rug on the floor is definitely not part of the current configuration of the room, although it may be displayed elsewhere in the room, such as in a display cabinet. I am not located in Pittsburgh to verify this. However, if the absence of the rug and seat cushions are verified, and information regarding their previous inclusion in the room is left in the article, these items should clearly be noted as original elements that are no longer a part of the room.  As an aside, it would be extremely interesting to find out what happened to these things if they are no longer there though. Again, I have no problem with their inclusion, I'm just trying to ensure that the article is as accurate as possible in the description of all the rooms. I'm not sure what your point is on the SFRY, but Yugoslavia is a much more accurate wikilink than any one political entity since the room was designed prior to the SFRY, and has existed throughout the many changes that have taken place.  Actually, Yugoslavs might be a better leading wikilink, since no such titled political entity exits any longer.  CrazyPaco (talk) 00:56, 24 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Sadly enough wikilink to Yugoslavs is not a good option. Yugoslavs are mentioned in the last sentence of the last paragraph, this should be fine. In that sentence is also listed what is written on the first page of any book, paper, etc. on Yugoslav Room, that Yugoslavs take great proudness about the region, from where they come. I have listed only those that can be sourced, but feel Macedonians should also be listed, maybe Vojvodinians and Herzegovinians and Istrians too. That is if we want to update the sittuation as it was in SFRY.
 * Second, the embedded external link violates WP:EL. This is a small objection to the lede of the article, where a tour of the Rooms is forced into the content.
 * Returning to the rug, it is quite interesting and should be better contextualized, also that Pirot part is very nice. I have read about it at the link you provided, thanks for that piece of valuable info.
 * This is all for now. Bye. -- Imbris (talk) 01:56, 24 April 2009 (UTC)
 * Imbris, I agree the embedded link is bad and will remove it. It is an old hold over from when the article was still a part of Cathedral of Learning. Good reasoning on the Yugoslavs link.  Nice edits btw.  The picture placement is much improved too.  It would be nice to expand the other entries so that the other images could do less text pinching.  Your edits have greatly improved the Yogoslav section so thank you. CrazyPaco (talk) 03:36, 24 April 2009 (UTC)

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